Effect of age on valvular dysfunction and aortic dilatation in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve;Efecto de la edad en la disfunción valvular y la dilatación aórtica en pacientes con válvula aórtica bicúspide

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 503-506

  Alegret, Josep M ^a,b   Palomares, Raquel ^a   Duran, Ignasi ^a   Vernis, Josep M ^a   Palazón, Óscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aortic dilatation; Bicuspid aortic valve; Valvular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 33745304676     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13087903     Document Type: Article

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